On This Day

Friday, September 15, 1922

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	55	.610	--
Browns	86	56	.606	0.5
Tigers	75	68	.524	12.0
White Sox	71	71	.500	15.5
Indians	70	71	.496	16.0
Senators	62	76	.449	22.5
Athletics	57	82	.410	28.0
Red Sox	56	84	.400	29.5

Games

White Sox 2, Yankees 1

Indians 6, Senators 5

Tigers 8, Athletics 2

Browns 7, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	84	53	.613	--
Pirates	79	60	.568	6.0
Cardinals	76	63	.547	9.0
Reds	75	64	.540	10.0
Cubs	72	65	.526	12.0
Robins	68	70	.493	16.5
Phillies	49	86	.363	34.0
Braves	47	89	.346	36.5

Games

Robins 7, Reds 2

Braves 4, Pirates 1

Giants 7, Cubs 6

Phillies 10, Cardinals 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Wally Gerber	3
1	Butch Henline	3
1	Rogers Hornsby	3
1	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Butch Henline	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	2
3	Frank Brower	1
3	Joe Harris	1
3	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Butch Henline	6
1	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Frank Brower	3
3	Bob Fothergill	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Shano Collins	1
1	Lew Fonseca	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ted Blankenship	0.57
2	Leon Cadore	0.45
3	Howard Ehmke	0.44
4	Elam Vangilder	0.40
5	Jimmy Ring	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Leon Cadore	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Carmen Hill	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Leon Cadore	5
2	Ted Blankenship	4
2	Howard Ehmke	4
2	Jimmy Ring	4
5	George Stueland	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Scott	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.423
2	Rogers Hornsby	.400
3	Ty Cobb	.396
4	Tris Speaker	.379
5	Cotton Tierney	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	37
1	Ken Williams	37
3	Tillie Walker	36
4	Babe Ruth	32
5	Cy Williams	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	148
2	Rogers Hornsby	140
3	Irish Meusel	128
4	Bobby Veach	117
5	George Sisler	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	48
2	Max Carey	45
3	Ken Williams	34
4	George Burns	29
5	Frankie Frisch	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Douglas	2.63
2	Tom Zachary	2.76
3	Red Faber	2.85
4	Urban Shocker	2.86
5	Herman Pillette	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	24
2	Eddie Rommel	23
2	Urban Shocker	23
4	Wilbur Cooper	21
4	Eppa Rixey	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	134
2	Red Faber	133
3	Bob Shawkey	122
4	Dazzy Vance	121
5	2 tied	106

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	7
2	Clyde Barfoot	6
2	Lou North	6
2	Hub Pruett	6
5	Elam Vangilder	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.523
2	Rogers Hornsby	.472
3	Charlie Jamieson	.442
4	Rabbit Maranville	.435
5	Jim Bottomley	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	5
1	Cy Williams	5
1	Ken Williams	5
4	Butch Henline	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	25
2	Ken Williams	21
3	Rogers Hornsby	18
3	Wally Pipp	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Johnson	6
1	Rabbit Maranville	6
3	George Burns	5
3	Max Carey	5
3	George Sisler	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elam Vangilder	0.55
2	Harry Hulihan	0.64
3	Eddie Rommel	1.14
4	Hub Pruett	1.23
5	2 tied	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elam Vangilder	4
2	Rip Collins	3
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	Alex Ferguson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	23
2	Red Faber	18
2	Urban Shocker	18
4	Jimmy Ring	16
5	Burleigh Grimes	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walter Johnson	2
2	Clyde Barfoot	1
2	Virgil Barnes	1
2	Hal Carlson	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.488
2	George Sisler	.458
3	Eddie Collins	.419
4	Cotton Tierney	.413
5	Milt Stock	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Tillie Walker	9
3	Rogers Hornsby	8
3	Reb Russell	8
5	Ken Williams	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reb Russell	40
2	Irish Meusel	33
3	Rogers Hornsby	31
3	Ken Williams	31
5	Marty McManus	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	11
2	Rabbit Maranville	10
2	George Sisler	10
4	Max Carey	9
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elam Vangilder	1.49
2	Rip Collins	1.76
3	Johnny Couch	2.01
4	George Mogridge	2.09
5	Bob Hasty	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	7
2	Bullet Joe Bush	6
2	Urban Shocker	6
4	Rip Collins	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	36
2	Urban Shocker	33
3	Howard Ehmke	30
3	Jimmy Ring	30
5	Bob Shawkey	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
2	Walter Johnson	2
2	Claude Jonnard	2
2	Tony Kaufmann	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Sisler	.417
2	Ty Cobb	.393
3	Rogers Hornsby	.390
4	Tris Speaker	.370
5	Cotton Tierney	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	40
2	Rogers Hornsby	38
2	Tillie Walker	38
4	Babe Ruth	37
5	Cy Williams	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	164
2	Rogers Hornsby	154
3	Irish Meusel	137
4	Bobby Veach	123
5	George Sisler	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	56
2	Max Carey	51
3	Ken Williams	35
4	George Burns	29
5	Bucky Harris	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	2.51
2	Urban Shocker	2.75
3	Red Faber	2.78
4	Pete Donohue	2.90
5	Herman Pillette	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	27
2	Eddie Rommel	26
2	Urban Shocker	26
4	Wilbur Cooper	22
4	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	148
1	Urban Shocker	148
3	Bob Shawkey	133
4	Walter Johnson	126
5	Dazzy Vance	121

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	8
2	Lou North	7
3	Clyde Barfoot	6
3	Hub Pruett	6
5	5 tied	5